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Mint

Berlinale Special Series 2026
© House Productions: Fearless Minds
Twenty-two-year-old Shannon is the daughter of the dominant crime family in the area. Standing in the shadow of her father Dylan, she is desperately searching for romance and falls head over heels for Arran, a member of a rival crime family which has recently arrived in town. They develop a deep bond that changes both their lives for good, but not everyone around them is willing to accept it. While Shannon and Arran are pursuing their forbidden love, elsewhere things are imploding for Shannon’s family. However, rather than focusing on the crime world or the politics of succession, our gaze is directed towards the distinct emotional worlds of Shannon’s family – her parents Dylan and Cat, her older brother Luke and her indomitable grandma Ollie.
by Charlotte Regan (Creator, Director)
with Emma Laird, Ben Coyle-Larner, Sam Riley, Laura Fraser, Lindsay Duncan, Lewis Gribben United Kingdom 2026 English 113' Colour World premiere

With

  • Emma Laird (Shannon)
  • Ben Coyle-Larner (Arran)
  • Sam Riley (Dylan)
  • Laura Fraser (Cat)
  • Lindsay Duncan (Ollie)
  • Lewis Gribben (Luke)

Crew

Creator Charlotte Regan
Director Charlotte Regan
Screenplay Charlotte Regan
Cinematography Christopher Sabogal
Editing Mdhamiri Á Nkemi
Music Patrick Jonsson
Sound Design Jules Wood
Production Design Amy Maguire
Costumes Elle Wilson
Make-Up Kat Morgan
Casting Lauren Evans
Producer Angus Lamont
Executive Producers Charlotte Regan, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Theo Barrowclough, Jolyon Symonds, Rebecca Ferguson

Produced by

House Productions

London, United Kingdom

Fearless Minds

London, United Kingdom

World Sales

BBC Studios

London, United Kingdom

Photos

Charlotte Regan

© House Mint Limited 2026/House Productions/Fearless Minds/BBC/Sanne Gault

The screenwriter and director first achieved success at international festivals with her short films including Fry-Up, which was presented in the Berlinale Generation. Her debut feature film, Scrapper, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival where it won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic. It went on to be nominated for a BAFTA Award and 14 BIFAs. She wrote and directed all eight episodes of Mint.

Filmography (selection)

2016 Standby; short film 2017 Fry-Up; short film 2018 Drug Runner; short film · Little Monster; short film · Dodgy Dave; short film 2019 Paired Up; short film · My Boy; short film 2020 No Ball Games; short film 2023 Bikes; short film · The Buccaneers; series (3 episodes) · Scrapper 2024 The Responder; series (1 episode) 2026 Mint; series

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026